Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Janet B" > wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 20:19:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> >
> > snip
> > >
> > > Not only that but I think we did this before with Tater Tots
> > > where she kept insisting that they were croquettes. Perhaps it
> > > is another matter of calling something by a different name
> > > depending on where you live. I had to look something up last
> > > night because I was unfamiliar with the name. What made it even
> > > more odd was that it was a UK vegan dish but the real dish was
> > > thin slices of meat in a sauce. The vegan thing was a cheese
> > > dish and didn't even involve faux meat. But it said the American
> > > equivalent to the word was "scallop".
> >
> > You're thinking of someone else from another time from somewhere
> > else. I have never discussed tater tots in a group.
> > Janet US
>
> When I said, "we", I meant the collective we. I can't remember who
> it was but it did happen.

Actually yes, it did. Not sure who was in on it.

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